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HMAS Vampire Australian Navy
Kit#
DC220 - $18.50
Following the recent release of the British Battle Cruiser Repulse, Tamiya now adds the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Vampire to the Waterline Series. This ship was with the Repulse and Prince of Wales when they were sunk at the Battle of Malaya
About the HMAS Vampire
Designed and built in Britain
during WWI, the Vampire first served with the British Royal Navy before being
transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1933. After serving in the
Mediterranean, she joined the British Navy's Force Z at Singapore, and together
with the Prince of Wales, Repulse, and 3 other destroyers, sortied on December
8, 1941. The ships were spotted, and in the ensuing attack by Japanese planes
both the
Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk, with the destroyers left to rescue
survivors. After this incident, the HMAS Vampire continued to operate
in the Indian Ocean until April 9, 1942, when she was sunk off Ceylon along with
the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes by Japanese carrier planes.
About the Model
- Compact 1/700 scale assembly model kit of the
HMAS Vampire.
- Features polycaps for all main gun positions
and torpedo launchers to allow free rotation for dynamic display
possibilities.
- Includes high-quality decals for ship markings
as well as a flag sheet.
